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Paraphrases, short form stories and original thoughts

"As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The person who grasps principles can successfully select their own methods. The person who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble." Adapted from Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Above all else learn to communicate and collaborate""Seek to understand and provide not to pursuade""A permaculturalist lives by the ethics, a permaculture designer is a permaculturalist who consciously implements the principles" "An idea is not a design""An idea is a response to a perceived need; an interface between subconscious and conscious

""Design first, plan second""State the obvious, so everybody knows the obvious""Permawash - Taking anything from history, religion, culture, thoughts in your phking head and saying this is permaculture (design)" Pippi 201005"Design is part of an implementation feedback loop; Design can be thought of as the problem resolution phase/stage/pattern/process/system""She'll be right" a euphemism for "we won't be around when this becomes a problem!""She will not be right unless shes done right"

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The notes\opinions\machinations and maps on my blog are not intended to be definitive design briefs neither are they authoritative\reviewed or necessarily accurate! They are my own notes and intended as a baseline for further study and to assist others with their design processes and development

Permaculture design: The application of design/systems thinking and the permaculture principles [Holmgren 2003] to solution based designs and the subsequent successful assessment against those same permaculture principles

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